[Nhcoll-l] where are your ethanol collections?

[Gregory Schneider]

I recommend talking to the State Fire Marshal before proceeding further.
Does the basement room have egress ? If there was a spill, or the sprinkler
system was activated, where would everything drain?  Will the fire marshall
allow storage of flammable liquids in a public building (with lots of kids
touring)?
Greg Schneider
Division of Reptiles and Amphibians
Museum of Zoology
Research Museums Center
3600 Varsity Drive
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108

734 647 1927

ges at umich.edu



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On Mon, Aug 9, 2021 at 3:21 PM Colleen Evans <cevans at statenislandmuseum.org>
wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
>
>
> Our museum is in the design phase of renovating an historic building for
> collections storage and eventually gallery space. Due to some architectural
> quirks, the floor that will house our collections is considered a basement
> level, even though it is not actually underground. Because of the basement
> classification we’ve run into issues with the fire code. The architecture
> firm we are working with is applying for a variance with the fire
> department so we can renovate a space on that floor for our ethanol
> collection.
>
>
>
> The architecture firm thinks it will be helpful to have the following
> information from other institutions:
>
> 1.      What floor is your ethanol collection housed on?
>
> 2.      Were there any special requirements for that space, such as fire
> rating for the walls, specific ventilation requirements, floor drainage or
> something else?
>
>
>
> Responses can be sent off-list.
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>
>
> Thank you,
>
> Colleen
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>
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> Colleen Evans
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